Provocative Faith
Facts:Date finished: 5-17-08Author: Matthew Paul TurnerCategory: Non-FictionPublished: 2005Pages: 190 Basic Plot:Turner breaks faith down into various components, sometimes ones not normally associated with faith such as joy and community. He takes a look at each and considers how a deeper faith can become a provocative way to live. My assessment:This…
Eats, Shoots & Leaves
Facts:Date finished: 5-13-08Author: Lynne TrussCategory: Non-fictionPublished: 2003Pages: 209Rating: 5/5 Basic Plot:A book about punctuation, of all things, its role in the English language and decline in recent years. Truss looks at the history of punctuation marks, discusses their proper use and bemoans their abuse. My assessment:Truss has created a delightfully…
Now I need to go to Philly
Several years back, we had a trip planned to Philadelphia. Just a quick weekend trip up to check out the town, go to the baseball game, nothing fancy. In fact, it was one of those lovely last-minute deals you can get on airfare. Then Kevin broke his elbow on Friday…
Exhausted!!
Just got back from singing two concerts and I’m so tired, I can barely stay upright to write this post. It was a truly excellent day. I was in a small ensemble singing an acapella version of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and we nailed it. Always a satisfying feeling…
Creating a “giving” mindset
I’m still mulling this one over. I’ve been involved in organizing charity auctions in the past (strictly silent) and our chorus has a big auction once a year that brings in most of our funds. It involves a live auction and there’s definitely a bit of the bargain-hunting mindset a…
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